Pennsylvania Oil and Gas Division Order
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The decimal interest is calculated by dividing the number of acres the landowner has in the unit by the total number of acres in the unit, multiplied by the royalty percentage under the gas lease.
A Division order is an instrument that records an owner's interest in a specific well. It should include the name of the well, the well number, interest type, and your decimal interest.
A division order analyst works for a petroleum company and oversees company records. As a division order analyst, you establish, prepare, review, approve, and maintain documents regarding production and land ownership for royalty owners. You generally work as a part of the land department at an oil company.
A division order is a contract between you and the operator (an oil and gas company). Typically, receiving a division order means that the operator is about to drill, or that the operator has already drilled a well and your minerals are producing.
A Division Order is an instrument which sets forth the proportional ownership in produced hydrocarbons, including crude oil, natural gas, and NGL's. Sometimes the Division Order is referred to as a division of interest.
To put it another way the formula is: lessor's acres in unit ÷ total number of acres in unit × lessor's ownership interest × lessor's royalty percentage = lessor's decimal interest.
Mineral rights can be sold in any Pennsylvania county for anything from $500/acre to $5,000+/acre. Isn't that a pretty wide range? The reason for such a range is because the ranges depend on where you are located in Pennsylvania. The cost of your property is heavily influenced by where you are located.
Yes, it can be beneficial to sell your mineral rights for a fair price, even producing rights. First, sellers must be aware of the different stages of the production process. They must also know the value their minerals and royalties command in every development stage.
